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Harrison, Benjamin, 1755-1799. Letterbook, 1787 July-1789 Sept.

Title: Letterbook, 1787 July-1789 Sept.

Letterbook kept by Benjamin Harrison Jr. at Richmond in the course of his business activities (July 1787-Sept. 1789). Contains copies of his letters to other merchants and business associates pertaining to his trade in tobacco, his coal business, credit, settlement of accounts, imports and exports, wines, wheat, ginseng, and other articles.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (430 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58757284 View

Franklin-Bache Papers, 1707-1799

Title: Franklin-Bache Papers 1707-1799

Containing over 4 linear feet of letters and documents, the Franklin-Bache Papers comprises the second largest collection of letters and documents relating to Benjamin Franklin in the APS Library. Although the scope of the collection is broad, including materials from the time of Franklin's arrival in Philadelphia to his death, the heart of the collection documents the period of Franklin's ministry in France (1776-1785) and his diplomatic efforts to win financial and military support for the revolutionary cause, as well as less intensive coverage of his ministry in England before the Revolution. Franklin's correspondence with American and French officials, financiers (personal and otherwise), and savants provides tantalizing details on the social context of Franklin's ministry in France, his intellectual life, and his growing celebrity. Much of the correspondence documents the efforts to convince French officials early in the war to support the American cause, but there is valuable material relating to the peace negotiations as well. The collection is equally rich in personal correspondence, including a rich set of letters from Mary Stevenson Hewson, Georgiana Shipley, Catherine Ray Greene, Jane Mecom, Deborah Franklin, and a number of Franklin's other relatives. The collection is arranged chronologically.

ArchivalResource: 4.0 Linear feet

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Constable, Rucker & Co. Papers, 1778-1800.

Title: Papers, 1778-1800.

Papers, an accounting journal, and a letter book for the firm of Constable, Rucker & Co. (1778-1800).

ArchivalResource: 1 box (ca. 42 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58662664 View

Pennsylvania Property Company. Articles of agreement, 1797 Mar. 18, Philadelphia.

Title: Articles of agreement, 1797 Mar. 18, Philadelphia.

The agreement, between Morris of the first part and future investors of the second part, provides for the issue of ten thousand shares of stock and sets forth the terms governing its purchase and transfer; dividends; and the appointment and duties of officers. Attached is a schedule of all properties forming the company's assets, which were conveyed by Morris and his wife Mary to James Biddle and William Bell in trust for the company. Signed twice by Morris, and by witnesses Garrett Cottringer and George A. Baker and Matthew Irwin, master of rolls of Pennsylvania.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 folio sheets fastened together forming 1 p.) : vellum ; 72 x 270 cm. folded to 34 x 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122524890 View